While speaking to We Are Defiant, former WWE Superstar Wade Barrett revealed why WWE decided to drop the “Brad News Barrett” gimmick because he was a heel that was getting a babyface reaction.

“I was specifically told the reason I wasn’t allowed to say my catchphrase ‘I’m afraid I’ve got some bad news’ anymore was that it was getting a positive response and they wanted me to be a heel. I personally didn’t agree with that philosophy. I felt ‘Look, if they are going to cheer for me, they like this, let’s go with it. I’ve never been a babyface before, let’s go with it.’ The decision was made above my pay grade and that wasn’t going to be the case and then I was Bad News Barrett, a guy who didn’t cut promos and wasn’t giving out bad news, so that kind of instigated the transition into a completely different character and the King run at that point, so for me personally, like I say, I didn’t agree with it but it wasn’t my decision to make ultimately.”

You can listen to his remarks embedded in the audio below:

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As previously reported, both Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn were both kicked off the on-going UK Tour and sent back to the United States. While Pro Wrestling Sheet reported that the decision had to do with the Owens & Sami refusing to “feed” for the New Day, it appears there is more to the story than that.

Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated reports that the decision to send the two home was approved by Vince McMahon. The belief is that the two “went into business for themselves” during their on-camera work during Tuesday’s show.

Barrasso wrote, “In a decision approved by Vince McMahon, both Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn were kicked off the remainder of WWE’s overseas tour and sent home after yesterday’s SmackDown in Manchester, England for conduct deemed detrimental to the WWE.

Multiple sources both internally and externally confirmed to Sports Illustrated that Owens and Zayn’s offense was “going into business for themselves” regarding their on-camera work during yesterday’s SmackDown.

Several attempts to reach out to WWE for comment regarding the story have gone unanswered.

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Global Force Wrestling announced on Twitter that the location for their annual Bound for Glory event would be announced this Monday.

Where will Bound For Glory 2017 land? Where will we be on Sunday, November 5th? Find out Monday! #BFG2017 pic.twitter.com/WsgNhNHf4d

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) September 15, 2017

According to PWInsider, the show will not be held in the UK and that a decision to not have the show in Orlando at Universal Studios was made over the last week.

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AAA has stripped Sexy Star of the AAA Reinas de Reina title, according to squaredcirclesirens.com.

This will be the second time this year that the title has been vacated. Taya was stripped of the title back in July so that they could put the title on Star.

A match featuring Lady Shani vs. Faby Apache vs. Big Mami vs. La Hiedra vs. Goya Kong will determine a new champion. The company made the decision just hours after Sexy Star released her side of the story regarding the incident with Rosemary at TripleMania.

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As previously noted, WWE announced that RAW will broadcast live on both Christmas and New Years Day. This will be the first time ever that they do this. Historically, the company would tape the show prior to the holidays.

Jeff Hardy’s wife, Beth Hardy, indicated on Twitter that the decision to broadcast live on Christmas Day was the decision of the USA Network.

Christmas Day. Really??? Some are sensitive to my "public complaining" so let me NOT publicly complain about our Christmas Day without Jeff

— Beth Hardy (@BethBrittHardy_) September 4, 2017

About my last tweet…apparently it's the network's decision…not WWE's…but still…

— Beth Hardy (@BethBrittHardy_) September 4, 2017

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Hulk Hogan may not be interested in returning to WWE now that his Gawker problems are behind him.

According to Fightful, WWE had meetings regarding a possible return for The Hulkster, however the decision on whether or not he wants to return to the company is Hogan’s decision. WWE apparently reached out with the proposal of a “renewed working relationship” and Vince McMahon has also touched base with Hogan.

The feeling is that because of Hogan’s $31 Million settlement with Gawker, he’s in a good place financially and doesn’t need the money that WWE is willing to offer him for his return.

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On the latest edition of his podcast, Something to Wrestle With, Bruce Prichard revealed the real reason behind Big Show’s inclusion in the abomination that was the WWE’s nWo.

According to Prichard, the decision was made because Nash was injured and the company needed someone to work matches.
Prichard said: (quotes credit 411mania)

“It was so bad, [WWE thought], ‘Hey. We lost one seven-foot [giant], let’s put another seven-foot [giant] in there. And you replace one with another. And people won’t notice.’ You’re just trying to save something, and you’re trying to complete that vision. Sometimes, it just doesn’t work.”

Prichard also admitted that the idea wasn’t executed well and had “scotch tape booking” where in everything changed drastically in five months of that stable’s existence.

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